LECTURES
2025 - 2026 Season
Thursday, October 23, 2025
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“The Creation of the Department of Byzantine and Eastern Christian Art at the Louvre Museum: Scientific and Museographic Challenges in the Face of the Contemporary World” (Dumbarton Oaks Lecture, hosted by Georgetown University Greek Studies Program)
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Maximilien Durand, Director of the Department of Byzantine and Eastern Christian Art at the Musée du Louvre.
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6:00-7:00 pm EST (Reception at 5:30 pm)
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Lohrfink Auditorium, Hariri Building, Georgetown University.
In Person Only (Free Registration Required)
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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Petra’s Forgotten Past: Uncovering the Iron Age Foundations of Nabataean Society (National AIA Joukowsky Lecture)​
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Dr. Jennifer Ramsay, SUNY Brockport ​
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​​​7:00 pm EST (Reception at 6:30 pm)
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University of Maryland, College Park
Francis Scott Key Hall, Rm. 0106
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Petra, the Nabataean capital, embodies the transformation of a formerly nomadic people into a sophisticated civilization that commanded key trade routes across northern Arabia and the southern Levant. The project I co-direct examines cultural and artistic transitions from the Late Iron Age and Persian Period to the emergence of the Nabataeans (600–300BCE), seeking to understand how this strategically connected region fostered their distinctive traditions.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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Beauty, Power, and Presence: The Neo-Assyrian Queens of Nimrud's Northwest Palace, c. 865-705 BCE (Annual Louise D. Davison Memorial Lecture)
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Dr. Amy Rebecca Gansell, St. John's University​
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7:00 pm EST (Reception at 6:15 pm EST; Annual Business Meeting at 06:45 PM)
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George Washington University (Room TBA)
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April 2026
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Greek Caves: On Archaeology, Myths, Religions, and Cultural Heritage Preservation (Richard Hubbard Howland Lecture of the Washington Society)​
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​Dr. Stella Katsarou, Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology-Speleology, Greek Ministry of Culture ​
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7:00 pm EST (Reception at 6:30pm EST)
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Online via Zoom
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